American Cookery: The Art of Dressing Viands, Fish, Poultry, and Vegetables

an half, or till it is thick, strain it through a coarse hair sieve, add one and a quarter pound sugar to every pound of quince; put the sugar into the sirrup, scald and skim it till it is clear, put the quinces into the sirrup, cut up two oranges and mix with the quince, hang them over a gentle fire for five hours, then put them in a stone pot for use, set them in a dry cool place. _For preserving Quinces in Loaf Sugar_. Take a peck of Quinces, put them into a kettle of cold water, hang them over the fire, boil them till they are soft, then take them out with a fork, when cold, pair them, quarter or halve them, if you like; take their weight of loaf sugar, put into a bell-metal kettle or sauce pan, with one quart of water, scald and skim it till it is very clear, then put in your Quinces, let them boil in the sirrup for half an hour, add oranges as before if you like, then put them in stone pots for use. _For preserving Strawberries_. Take two quarts of Strawberries, squeeze them through a cloth, add half a pint of water and two pound of sugar, put it into a sauce pan, scald and skim it, take two pound of Strawberries with stems on, set your sauce pan on a chaffing dish, put as many Strawberries into the dish as you can with the stems up without bruizing them, let them boil for about ten minutes, then take them out gently with a fork and put them into a stone pot for use; when you have done the whole turn the sirrup into the pot, when hot; set them in a cool place for use. _Currants_ and _Cherries_ may be done in the same way, by adding a little more sugar. _The American Citron_. Take the rine of a large watermelon not too ripe cut it into small pieces, take two pound of loaf sugar, one pint of water, put it all into a kettle, let